Air Force Claims Five Event Titles in Win over Illinois-Chicago

March 1, 2015

CHICAGO, Ill. - Backed by five first-place finishes, the 10th-ranked Air Force men's gymnastics team picked up an eight-point victory over No. 18 Illinois-Chicago this afternoon (March 1) in Chicago. After three weeks off from team competition, the Falcons defeated the Flames 416.250-408.250 in the first "five-up, five-count" meet of the season.

Sophomore Tim Wang picked up a pair of event titles, as he earned first-place finishes on the pommel horse (14.750) and vault (14.850). Classmate Chase Cannon finished first on the high bar (14.900), while freshmen Fletcher Braunton and Arinn Wade won the still rings (14.850) and parallel bars (14.200), respectively.

In addition to their event titles, that quartet also accounted for four of the top-five scores on the pommel horse at the UIC Pavilion. While Wang won the event by nearly a half-point, Braunton finished third with a 14.200 and the duo of Cannon and Wade tied for fourth with matching marks on 14.000.

Air Force also claimed the top three scores on the high bar, as well as three of the top-four marks on the still rings. Cannon moved into fifth on the Academy's all-time list to win the high bar, while senior Josh Ramos placed second (14.350) and sophomore Aaron Nubine tied for third (13.700). With a 14.650, junior Denis Aurelius finished second to Braunton on the rings, while Nubine added a fourth-place score of 14.150.

Senior Nick Gaudlip finished second to Wade on the parallel bars with a score of 14.100, while freshman Jonathan Fornoff placed fifth behind a score of 13.500. Junior Josh Pyne and Ramos joined Wang in the top-five of the vault, as the pair finished fourth (14.550) and fifth (14.500), respectively. Wang also paced the Falcons on the floor exercise, tying for second with a mark of 14.500. Ramos also finished within the top half of the field on that event, as he placed fourth with a score of 14.150.

The Falcons return to action next Saturday (March 7), when they host Washington on Senior Night.

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